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Say so, Scarlett!

"I, uh, I'uest Maybe you just missed me at check-in?"

Another narrowed look "Maybe I did Why don't you show me your room key?"

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"Well, you're not a local, and you're not a guest of the Inn So where are you staying, Scarlett? And why are you in ardens just after dawn?"

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